Hay-press.



No. 805,414. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. U. GOTHAM.

HAY PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.2, 1904.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed December 2, 1904. Serial No. 236,188.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COKE OoTHAM, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Monticello, in the county of Drew and State of Arkansas,have invented a new and Improved Hay-Press, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to presses of the toggle-plunger type, and hasfor its object not only to provide a press of this character having newand improved means whereby the plunger may be operated, but also tosimplify and improve the press-box, feed-door construction, and frame.

The invention consists of the special construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating my invention,and Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

In the practice of my invention I employ a press-box A,having anysuitable door at its discharge end, and a feed-door B, held closing thefeed-opening by a suitable catch C, under ten sion of springs D. The topside E of the pressbox is made yielding from its forward end rearwardlyand adapted to be forced down to choking position of the hay beingpressed by a suitable stirrup consisting of arms F, pivotally secured attheir lower ends, and a rod G, arranged above the rear end of thepressboX and connecting the upper ends of the arms F. By means of thestirrup just described apparent that by forward adjustment of its freeend the rear end of the press-box top will be forced down to chokingp'osition'of hay being pressed. The forward end of the press-box is leftopen, adapted to receive a follower H. (Indicated by dotted lines in thefigures of the drawings.) The press-box is provided with a suitableframe and support, whose lower members may be in the form of runners I,and with standards J K, adapted for the purpose as will appear in thefollowing description.

To the upper end of the standard K, I hingedly secure the inner end of alever L. The follower H is connected with the standard K by means of asuitable toggle M, substantially as shown in Fig. 1. N denotes an armwith its lower end secured to the toggle M and its upper end pivotallysecured to the forward end of an arm 0, whose rear end is hinged to theupper end of the standard J.

The lever L is connected with the forward end of the arm Oand the upperend of the arm N by rods P P, substantially as shown in Fig. 2.

It is intended that the catch C be in the nature of a suitable springdevice adapted to be drawn back from looking position of the door B by astring Q, extending therefrom, and with its other end secured to thelower end of the arm N or at the connection R in the toggle M, as may bedesired.

The construction of my improved press will be understood from the abovedescription.

In the use of my improved press, the lever L, toggle M, and arms N 0being adjusted as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and the followerthereby drawn forward, as is also indicated by dotted lines in thisview, it is apparent that through connection of the string Q, as abovedescribed, the latch will be drawn back from looking position of thedoor B, when the latter, by tension of the springs D, will be pulled toopen position. (Indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.) The stirrup at thedischarge end of the press-box is now adjusted, as indi cated by dottedlines, and thereby forcing down the presser-box top to the chokingposition hereinbefore described. With the posts at adjusted position haymay be fed into the press-box in rear of the follower H, the door beingclosed and looked, as stated. Obviously upon pulling down of the freeend of the lever L the follower H will be forced, through means of itsconnections with the lever L, to compressing action of the hay in thepress-box.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the press-box, its frame employing suitablestandards,a follower in the press-box, a toggle connecting the followerwith said frame, an operating-lever, arms hingedly connected togetherand with their ends secured respectively to the operating-lever and onesaid standard, an arm eX- tending from the hingedly-connected arms tothe toggle, and a door to the press-box held closed by a suitablelocking device and under opening tension, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the pressbox, its frameemployingsuitablestandards,afollower in the press-box, a toggle-leverconnecting the follower with said frame, an operating-lever, armshingedly connected together and with their ends secured respectively tothe operating-lever and one said standard, an arm extending from thehingedly connected arms to the toggle, a door to the press-box heldclosed by a suitable catch device, springs operating to draw the dooropen, and means whereby the catch .is drawn from holding position of thedoor, through operation of the follower-connecting devices, upon raisingaction of the operating-lever, substantially as described.

3. The combination With a press-box having a suitable feed-opening, of afollower and operating-levers, a door for closing the feedopening, thedoor being hingcdly supported at one edge adapted to swing upwardly toopen position, a coil spring extending across the hinge edge of the doorhaving one end secured thereto, and its other end secured to thepressboX at a location placing the spring under tension, afixedly-located yielding catch adapted for holding the door closed, andmeans Whereby the catch is drawn from holding positions of the door,through action of the followeroperating levers, substantially asdescribed.

COKE COTHAM.

Vitnesses:

P. HENRY, G. D. DANIEL.

